FE Echoes has better animations than you remember

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  • Took way too long to get all these clips but it's done, hope you all enjoyed!
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    0:00 Harrier (Falcon Knight Overclass)
    0:42 Triangle Attack!
    1:06 Skogul (Gold Knight Overclass)
    1:29 Yasha (Dread Fighter Overclass)
    2:12 Dread Fighter
    2:29 Enchantress (Priestes Overclass)
    3:04 Guru (Sage Overclass)
    3:20 Spartan (Armoured Overclass)
    3:40 Falcon Knight
    4:07 Exemplar (Saint Overclass)
    4:18 Rigain and Conqueror (Celica and Alm Overclasses)
    5:15 Ragnarok Ω Ultimate Combat Art (Celica)
    5:39 Scendscale Ultimate Combat Art (Alm)
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  • @BenFM
    @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +501

    I decided not to speed up the animations for this one, largely because there are barely any videos on TH-cam showing these animations in high quality so I thought it was important to make sure all parts of them could be seen. As before, let me know if you prefer these things sped up or slowed down as I will probably do another for Fates at some point. Also apologies for some lighting issues on a few of the clips but I think it turned out well anyway!

    • @avatarwarmech
      @avatarwarmech ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I don't think you should speed up any of the animations for any of the videos of your fast forwarding how are you going to show the animations we can't base in the animations high quality if it's being fast forwarded

    • @epicgamer35dude89
      @epicgamer35dude89 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think it's great either way!

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@epicgamer35dude89 :D

    • @avatarwarmech
      @avatarwarmech ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@BenFM but yes you should show the tank that's in fire emblem Fates but please don't fast forward the animation because I can't watch them they're going so fast like I can't even enjoy the work that they put into the enemies but thank you I hope you listen to this request

    • @omegaderose4342
      @omegaderose4342 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BenFM yeah like they attack right after a block or attack adn dont wait a few seconds after they got attacked i liked it

  • @char1194
    @char1194 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    The slow walk, slow unsheathe, shield drop... Alm has so much swag. He fights like he's got all the time in the world, unlike his enemies whose time he's about to cut short

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ahaha great description of it

    • @selassieaspen9940
      @selassieaspen9940 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Why would a Saint King run to a brigade 😂. He just Slayed his father AND God.

  • @maximeminassian6002
    @maximeminassian6002 ปีที่แล้ว +1194

    When you go from the Triangle attack in Echoes and compare it to 3 houses, how can you not feel disappointed

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +312

      Such a ridiculous downgrade. How can you just have a normal combat art animation for such a fabled move

    • @Fernando-qx9uc
      @Fernando-qx9uc ปีที่แล้ว +26

      True

    • @mr.random7616
      @mr.random7616 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      On the bright side, it looks like Engage will use magic for its triangle attack and with their animations so far, I think it's gonna look sick

    • @stevenarevalo3132
      @stevenarevalo3132 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      True was really disappointed when I saw it on three house how can the gba and 3ds handle a weapon triangle attack but not the switch and Also kinda mad with lethality wish they can keep it like on fates and awaking

    • @syannejohnson6545
      @syannejohnson6545 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      To be fair, 3 Houses animation was a collaboration with Kohei Tecmo, the company that is responsible for Warrior titles. The animation team responsible for past Fire Emblem animation did less work on 3 houses as IS only gave a few designers and some composers to help with the game. Kohei did a lot of the work. Now with Engage, IS in complete control of the animations. So it will be of similar quality as past games.

  • @dizzyheads
    @dizzyheads ปีที่แล้ว +596

    5:01
    Dude just walks up to a dragon
    Says "Alright" like it's just another day
    And proceeds to split the dragon's head
    Man these animations flow into each other so well it feels like a cinematic

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +103

      I love how he just strolls up and doesn't give a fuck

    • @tiramisu7339
      @tiramisu7339 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      tbf this happens after the whole fiasco of crossing the seas full of pirate ships with dragons to get to Archanaea, so I guess he's pretty used to it by now

    • @marcthomas5949
      @marcthomas5949 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Did he just walk up slowly and down smash

    • @danlocke7746
      @danlocke7746 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@marcthomas5949 dammit i got beat😂

    • @ihaveakirbyobessesion2617
      @ihaveakirbyobessesion2617 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Literally the dio walking meme

  • @tommutino
    @tommutino ปีที่แล้ว +93

    It’s a special kind of aura when Alm starts combat by walking up slowly at the opponent, seemingly defenseless

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +16

      They’re stunned by his greatness

  • @joojishibuki
    @joojishibuki ปีที่แล้ว +297

    Mathilda jumping off her steed to attack got me together 😳 badass

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +36

      That might even be my favourite it’s fucking amazing

    • @rifasclub
      @rifasclub 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Jumping ON afterwards is what sells it.

  • @isaiahtorok7079
    @isaiahtorok7079 ปีที่แล้ว +2020

    Echoes art direction and music are easily the pinnacle of the series, wish we'd go back to it

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +127

      I agree tbh

    • @diegotimon4570
      @diegotimon4570 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      But what about its map desing?
      (jk)

    • @avengerfive9407
      @avengerfive9407 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      I really hope the rumored FE4 remake is in the same style of Echoes. Hopefully they can get Hidari to do the character art again.

    • @Spore9996
      @Spore9996 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      @@avengerfive9407 I'm hoping they continue the Echoes series - the team behind SoV poured such a huge amount of love into it, and it shows with every piece of it.

    • @ZackSNetwork
      @ZackSNetwork ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@avengerfive9407 The map design might be trash though.

  • @tas5686
    @tas5686 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    One thing the series needs to return to is how the camera moves with the Skogul and Spartan classes. Because the units are wearing heavy armor the camera shakes to make their movements seem heavy. It's such a great touch that adds so much to their animations.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeess they do it so well

  • @naeshaunedwards7731
    @naeshaunedwards7731 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Honestly people don’t talk about the animations in this game enough especially the critical hit animations. The way the characters more and how fluent they look, and even when they dodge and attack looks so well animated is still the best I think we’ve seen so far (still have to see what Engage has to offer, that’s looking pretty good so far though). Alm’s overclass crit animation looks so menacing though he just walks slowly to kill his opponent like buddy you still in there? 😭

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +27

      It's all so smooth and awesome! And yeah Alm's is hilarious ahaha just doesn't even register the enemy as a threat

    • @Spore9996
      @Spore9996 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They do not talk about it enough! I've recommended it to all my FE friends, but those who haven't played it don't get it or don't want to! But they are so fantastically amazing, I cannot get enough.

    • @spikygamer987
      @spikygamer987 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The only downside of Conqueror Alm is he loses the unique animation when he finishes the final boss, lol.

    • @Hikari_Kazehana
      @Hikari_Kazehana ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love gold knights counter attack animation if an opponent misses where they get kicked by the horse.

  • @titusvf8473
    @titusvf8473 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The way the Spartan SLAMS his weapons down and proceeds to POSE over their corpse is a chad move!💪

  • @bruskydu
    @bruskydu ปีที่แล้ว +772

    Echoes has the best character art. Very distinct from its artist.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +73

      I love it's style

    • @MidnightCapricorn2696
      @MidnightCapricorn2696 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Hidari's art is absolutely peak FE art

    • @Iori-kun
      @Iori-kun ปีที่แล้ว +77

      I agree. The sepia filter definitely added a rustic charm to it. I put Hidari up there with FE goddesses Sachiko Wada and Kita Senri now.

    • @MCtinRad
      @MCtinRad ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@MidnightCapricorn2696 hidari is god. Personally I think his best work is his vocaloid designs, but his fe art has a real charm to it

    • @bramt2000
      @bramt2000 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      This is why I hate most echoes art in feh. A lot of character look so bad compared to their echoes art. Clair is an excellent example.

  • @Slenderquil
    @Slenderquil ปีที่แล้ว +357

    Alm throwing his shield in the final boss is my favorite animation in the series, even in gaiden. It's so cool

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Yeah I really wanted to get that but I fought Duma and killed with Alm and it didn't play it. Unfortunately I think it doesn't work in his overclass

    • @Slenderquil
      @Slenderquil ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@BenFM I was actually looking into that last night and you're right, it only happens when he's in the hero class. He also happens to become the hero class in the cutscenes afterwards, although that might just be when he's unpromoted.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@Slenderquil It's a shame cause I really wanted it in here but all the vids I found on youtube were just really low quality

    • @Slenderquil
      @Slenderquil ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BenFM If you have a save from before the fight, you could try using a cheat code to make alm a hero

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Slenderquil oh well I should have tried it. Bit late now haha, could do a tiny vid of it

  • @thelostician
    @thelostician ปีที่แล้ว +206

    This is the kind of epic-ness three houses was missing.
    It’s good to know we’ll see similar animations to this in engage.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah Echoes seems to be following suit a bit

    • @MrMarinus18
      @MrMarinus18 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Three houses wasn't lacking epicness or even a sense of style, it was lacking polish. A lot of the models were good but a lot of the animations were copy-pasted rather than unique, too many attacks reused animations, a lot of the expressions and acting performances were too stilted.
      With Three Houses it wasn't a lack of budget or a lack of talent or even direction but merely a lack of time. You can see this in not only it's animation but also lack of game balance. A lot of game mechanics just weren't playtested enough to make sure they were balanced. They wanted an epic Fire Emblem game in the beginning of the Switch's life.

    • @MrMarinus18
      @MrMarinus18 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Echoes is not very epic compared to most of the recent games but I consider that it's biggest strength. It feels smaller and much more intimate and personal. Also while the game strains against the technical limitations of the 3DS the amount of polish more than compensates for it. This sense of intimacy and polish is what Three Houses doesn't have.
      I think Echoes is the perfect Fire Emblem game for people to start with. It's a simple story that's easy to get invested in and a simple but engaging battle system that's very streamlined and intuitive. Three Houses and Fates can be very daunting with just how many mechanics are in it and just how many options are thrown at the player.

  • @MigMusic
    @MigMusic ปีที่แล้ว +135

    The SFX when hit it's so satisfacting in 3DS Fire Emblems, I really can ''feel'' the impact of each blow. I really missed this STRIKE sound in Three Houses and Engage :(

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yeees the hit sounds are so satisfying! I think Engage will be a bit better for it than Three Houses there are some weighty animations and noises

    • @swinelias
      @swinelias ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BenFM yeah, and from the video that showed the use of the draconic time crystal it will emphasize how much you've screwed up when you lose a unit.

    • @Zerorenren4761
      @Zerorenren4761 ปีที่แล้ว

      I never thought you guys were Fire Emblem fans
      I would surely love to see your channel covering Lost In Thoughts All Alone in Portuguese

    • @astralguardian5930
      @astralguardian5930 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I absolutely love the Omega Yato hit effect in Fates, the slowdown and sparks just emphasize the sheer pain of what the fully awakened Yato can do.

    • @thedutchlander572
      @thedutchlander572 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My favorate hit SFX in this game has to be Sagitae. If you crit, every hit has the crit sound, so the spell turns into a machine gun of *crunch* sound effects as your enemy gets turned into swiss cheese. It's great.

  • @MarkTheLeo
    @MarkTheLeo ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Honestly playing it on release, I always loved the fluidity for the combat. The transition into the fight, straight into an attack to blocking / dodging into another move. You can tell they really put alot of thought into the choreography of the actions and I love them for doing that. Especially the sfx of impact of the hits. It gives the overclasses the craziness amd omph that you expect to see. Valentia is definitely my favourite 3DS Emblem.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah the fight choreography is just *chefs kiss*

    • @SamVillage
      @SamVillage ปีที่แล้ว +5

      the sfx 🤤
      It really makes it *feel* like a critical hit

    • @MrMarinus18
      @MrMarinus18 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The animation is not super fluid. However it's WAY better posed and the cinimatography is way better than three houses.

  • @NarrowSpark96
    @NarrowSpark96 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    I'm sad that my 3ds broke because I miss these animations. Especially that casual walk from Alm as a Conquerer. It's so simple, but it shows you how powerful Alm truly is. I love Alm, and doubly so because he's one of the few left-handed main characters.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yees the casual walk gives so much power to alm

    • @dragonman5400
      @dragonman5400 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was hoping Alm would make it as dlc for an emblem ring, he's a bond ring tho so it really sucks.. Making him left handed really fleshed out his character too, it was so much more than a plot point to me.

    • @TheTipchris
      @TheTipchris ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alm literally put those Links to shame lol

  • @justwantingtomakepeoplesmile
    @justwantingtomakepeoplesmile ปีที่แล้ว +52

    5:00 Damn. Alm walking up to that dragon like that is pretty much badass!
    You know he meant business with that stride.
    Plus the way he unsheathes his sword like that is cool too.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So badass

  • @Strider-vc3mc
    @Strider-vc3mc ปีที่แล้ว +570

    I'm so happy that Engage inherited Echoes's battle animations

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +103

      Yeees tehy're shaping up nicely

    • @rheizelkot7715
      @rheizelkot7715 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      But the class/character design gives me chinese fantasy mobile game ... I didn't like it at all. The ambience in Echoes is amazing, even the battle scenarios.

    • @bramt2000
      @bramt2000 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@rheizelkot7715 that girl fighting in her princess dress 💀

    • @jefinathariwirza6578
      @jefinathariwirza6578 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@rheizelkot7715 i love chinese mobile game.
      Arknights and genshin impact are especially good

    • @maramba32
      @maramba32 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@rheizelkot7715 chinese mobile game? lol what not even close

  • @Damatrixed2
    @Damatrixed2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Alms VA did such a good job at his battle yells, truly a rallying cry for his army

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ahaha

    • @stephenfong1144
      @stephenfong1144 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The guy's just a stellar VA altogether, he's always bringing his a-game to his roles

  • @DarthWillSmith
    @DarthWillSmith ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Can't believe it's been almost 6 years since this masterpiece came out.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Time flies

  • @haveagoodday7021
    @haveagoodday7021 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I love how they enter battle just swooping in and wasting no time

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Straight into the acting I love it

  • @SorceressRose
    @SorceressRose ปีที่แล้ว +56

    The designs for the DLC classes were in a league of it’s own. Legit, all the outfits were unique and amazingly detailed!

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They were so so good

    • @FrankzoisBack
      @FrankzoisBack ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The problem with the DLC classes is that they get rid of each character individuality, each character had a unique color pallet no matter the class they were promoted to, they even had unique winning poses, but all of that is gone when they are promoted to overclasses (except for Alm and Celica of course), everyone look and act the same in the same class, which was kind of disappointing

    • @Kris-hw5ru
      @Kris-hw5ru ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FrankzoisBack its the main reason I never purchased the overclasses. Also little known fact, playing your file on any 3DS without the DLC renders any overclassed unit useless. They default to a "?" class that has 0/1 move and cannot attack.

  • @neog8029
    @neog8029 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The only mark I can give against Echoes' animations is that the faces on the field models were nooooot meant to be looked at closely like what happens in a few cutsdenes. Otherwise it's marvelous and def the best animated FE on the 3DS
    Edit: It still absolutely slays me that Alm's Conquorer crit doesn't even have him break stride. Man walks up confidently and splits your skull.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Haha yeah tbf it was on a much smaller screen then! And yeah the Alm crit is awesome lol

  • @LukeA471
    @LukeA471 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I really don't know why this game wasn't more popular. It was so damn good

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Release time mainly :(

  • @dizzyheads
    @dizzyheads ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Man Echoes has such awesome animations
    And they don't look TOOO exagerrated
    And by that I mean stuff like the bone breaking movements or stale ones

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha yeah I mean there are so many good ones

    • @MarceloKatayama
      @MarceloKatayama ปีที่แล้ว

      Dreadfighter animations though

  • @Kersplunkle
    @Kersplunkle ปีที่แล้ว +170

    One detail I really like about Alm and Celica's overclass animations is how they slowly march toward their target before striking
    Really sells just how powerful they are in their prime as well as gives the enemy just enough time to realize just how much they messed up

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Yeeeees it's so cool

    • @Spore9996
      @Spore9996 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Power walk is realllllllllllllllll.

    • @ChaolaoFueChi
      @ChaolaoFueChi ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Truly, though what fascinates me more about Alm's and Celica's is demonstrating them fighting like Ike in a range situation. Though they do need to be close combat and chance to see em.

    • @selassieaspen9940
      @selassieaspen9940 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@BenFM Why would a Saint King 🤴 and Queeny 👸of 2 Kingdom Fused as one after slaying God run to some brigade? 😂😂😂

    • @selassieaspen9940
      @selassieaspen9940 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@ChaolaoFueChi noticed it too. Each Class and lvl they gain more range and power. Although Ike with Ragnell, especially in Radiant Dawn is unmatched.(Black Knight Dead) Adept, Aether, cancel, guard, pretty unstoppable.

  • @matthewdurden5501
    @matthewdurden5501 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    IMO one of the best remakes of all time. Even the voice acting is some of the best I've heard in a long ass time

  • @weebovv3176
    @weebovv3176 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I still think about this time 2 myrmidons fought each other with a low chance of actually hitting each other, so the whole fight was a dance of them swinging and dodge rolling around each other. It looked so cool

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ahaha love that in sov

  • @windmage0168
    @windmage0168 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    The animations of Echoes are definitely way better than 3 Houses despite having a less powerful system. You can really tell that they poured a lot of love into the game.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes they're beautiful

    • @MrMarinus18
      @MrMarinus18 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think the animation is better BECAUSE it was a weaker system. That forced them to focus in cinematography and impact since they couldn't use fluidity, polygon count and smooth textures as the 3DS couldn't handle that. They had to nail the basics.
      A reason why the old chiptunes are still great today is because they are strong melodies. They had to be strong melodies cause that was all they could be. The 8 and 16 bit systems couldn't make pleasant sounds so you had to have a strong melody to make the beeps and boops from the system come across as appealing.

  • @kylewoodowens4488
    @kylewoodowens4488 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This is my favorite game in the series for many reasons. The Story, Characters, Music and Fighting animations are really well made.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed, I love it all

  • @Sephiroth08150
    @Sephiroth08150 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Echoes had a lot of great stuff. Great animations, great story, great voice acting...
    Villains you actually feel bad for...
    And Rise of the Deliverance, if you can stomach the price...

  • @BenFM
    @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Chapters:
    0:00 Harrier (Falcon Knight Overclass)
    0:42 Triangle Attack!
    1:06 Skogul (Gold Knight Overclass)
    1:29 Yasha (Dread Fighter Overclass)
    2:12 Dread Fighter
    2:29 Enchantress (Priestes Overclass)
    3:04 Guru (Sage Overclass)
    3:20 Spartan (Armoured Overclass)
    3:40 Falcon Knight
    4:07 Exemplar (Saint Overclass)
    4:18 Rigain and Conqueror (Celica and Alm Overclasses)
    5:15 Ragnarok Ω Ultimate Combat Art (Celica)
    5:39 Scendscale Ultimate Combat Art (Alm)

    • @NarrowSpark96
      @NarrowSpark96 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Isn't Skogul the Gold Knight Overclass?

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NarrowSpark96 Absolutely correct, not sure why I typed that lol! Thanks :)

  • @Diamond_Aura
    @Diamond_Aura ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Something not shown in this video but that I love anyway is the Alm versus Rudolf cutscene, where after wearing Alm down and shielding several attacks, Rudolf throws away his shield to prepare to deal the final blow…
    And of course, when it’s Alm’s turn to deal the final attack of the game, after wearing down his opponent… he does the same. Throws aside his shield, and does an incredible jump slash to finish them off.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah it’s awesome! I wanted it but literally couldn’t record on my save cause Alm doesn’t do it on the replay

  • @qazentro4444
    @qazentro4444 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Honestly it's cool looking at the animations of the 3DS games. With each game they got more dynamic and cool and the models kept getting better. Awakening was trying to bring back a similar feeling to Radiant Dawn's great animations but put onto handheld and not as lengthy and a bit more energetic, then Fates refined the framework and gave us more animations specific to classes as well as a lot more distinct animations overall that harken a lot more back to the GBA games, and then you have SoV's perfection and flow with tons of different animations for different states of fighting like dodge to counter or taking minimal damage to counter and it really makes each fight exciting, even complete with dynamic and smooth camera angles and transitions for finishers and long range bow attacks. Not to mention unique victory animations for each character. SoV has yet to be matched in terms of presentation - in tons and tons of things.
    In that regard, I see that Three Houses is kind of the Switch's Awakening - where animations and models are more rough and there isn't really a lot of flow to the combat but it's still not bad. Meanwhile, Engage looks to be really upping the anty for animations and models. Even seem to be ditching critical/skill cut-ins for just close ups which I think will be better for combat flow.
    Excuse the wall of text I just love me animation! Had to gush lol

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah the awakening ones weren't like amazing and then fates got really cool and sov was awesome. Yeah Three Houses is kind of a stepping stone for Engage :p
      Oh don't apologise I love animations too :)

  • @jdtheba9171
    @jdtheba9171 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I have never seen the yasha's 2nd hit animation because of that classes' high crit rate. Thank you for this.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ahaha I had to unequip his crit sword :P And my pleasure :)

  • @mango_in_chile5233
    @mango_in_chile5233 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I knew I wasn't the only one that loved echoes' animations. You're probably the only person to upload the special final hit animations for certain classes, they are sooo smooth!

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Can’t help but love echoes! I’m happy you enjoyed seeing them :) really wanted to showcase these awesome animations

  • @DN_123
    @DN_123 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    In my opinion, echoes has the best animations. Each characters have their own unique pose animations which is a nice touch.

    • @DN_123
      @DN_123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@winterxx1555 saw the engage animations. It looks so good, it's the currently the best battle animations to date.

    • @nillynush4899
      @nillynush4899 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      and they kept Alm as a Lefty, unlike Zelda's Link......

  • @DefaultMushroom
    @DefaultMushroom ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2:20 Gray's goofy expression followed by a badass execution is so damn funny for some reason

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Loooool he’s dorky af and u gotta love it

  • @NoCryinRyan
    @NoCryinRyan ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Man, I miss these; the flow of combat in this game was on another level compared to Awakening and Fates. The zoom-in, the characters rushing in with their weapons drawn, the hits, the finishing blows or critical hits, all of it flows naturally from one thing to the next.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeees they were so good

  • @FrankzoisBack
    @FrankzoisBack ปีที่แล้ว +7

    HOLY CRAP THANK YOU!! I was waiting YEARS for someone to finale make a video dedicated to Echoes battle animations, the fact that they look so natural (some are over the top but anyways) in the way the enter the battle, the way they hit, dodge and counter a failed enemy attack was so damn smooth, Echoes is definitely the best in that regard for now, but Engage looks promising in that aspect as well

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

  • @samuraijason_47
    @samuraijason_47 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It's so cool to see the Yasha overclass finishing an enemy by using his mind

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That move is awesome

  • @romain8996
    @romain8996 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Echoes is such a gem that I still play every once and a while to this day, the real shame is the price of the over classes but other than that it’s pretty perfect.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't stop myself playing it at least once a year it's so awesome

  • @Roze_aye
    @Roze_aye ปีที่แล้ว +2

    On god one of my favorite details in this games animation is when the villagers start combat by running into the fight.
    Its small in the grand scheme of things, but it felt way more natural then having characters being on a battlefield and starting each battle standing around and pulling their sword out of the ground

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      I love it also

  • @dizzyheads
    @dizzyheads ปีที่แล้ว +3

    After playing Engage and watching this again
    I can tell where some of the animations came from lol
    Still genuis they did that whole entering the battle animation where you can actually see them run into battle

  • @mannp.1704
    @mannp.1704 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Love how Celica slashes the enemy from a distance

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That badass wind attack

    • @ChaolaoFueChi
      @ChaolaoFueChi ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BenFM includes Alm too, though it's strange to see it used in 1 ranged attack, I wonder if it was supposed to have 2-5 range but since they already have their range weapon types, Bow & Arrow for Alm and Magic for Celica

  • @samuelline9573
    @samuelline9573 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The art direction in Echoes really is the best in the series. From the character portraits, to music, and animations it all looks so good. They only place I'd say it's not the best is that the prerendered cutscenes from Awakening and Fates do look better than the ones in Echoes, but that's genuinely the only area where it isn't the best

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah that's true the pre rendered cutscenes are the only slightly off part

  • @evanmarr2404
    @evanmarr2404 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This video alone made me get fe echoes. I'm loving it. Please make more for other fire emblem.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      Great to hear, Echoes is my favourite game :) I've got some other compilation videos like this for Engage, Fates and Three Houses too!

  • @user-fg5zh1ri7h
    @user-fg5zh1ri7h ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love that most classes have special animations for attacking after dodging/blocking.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      So cool

  • @spikygamer987
    @spikygamer987 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My Favorite and very underrated, heck, even each character has unique win poses.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love the unique poses so much

  • @jaredkhan8743
    @jaredkhan8743 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Maybe a hot take but it's sad to me that celica gets so much attention and IS just forgets alms existence. I really like him and wish they'd give him some more love 😭 I hope we see him in engage in some form

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He has quite a lot of alts in heroes! He'll probably be added to engage later as dlc

  • @webbowser8834
    @webbowser8834 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My personal favorite animations in this game are the dodge and counterattack animations. So many good ones like the paladin's horse doing a back-kick or the Baron Sparta kicking the opponent. It was great.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeee they’re so cool

  • @lumippon
    @lumippon 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    oh my god thank you so much for this video i never had most of these classes so im glad to be able to watch them...im so obsessed with lukas' animations...thank you so much!!!

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My pleasure ❤️ I love rewatching it as well, such cool classes

  • @bmin78
    @bmin78 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The entrance and the dodge animation into straight counter attack are what make the battle animation look so good compared to other titles. It's so fluid.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah flows so nicely

  • @kylewoodowens4488
    @kylewoodowens4488 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Such a underrated gem

  • @KimyouiF
    @KimyouiF ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The raw SWAGGER from that dodge at 3:06
    Dawg now I want overclass ascended Boey in Heroes

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Brooo yesss. We need Mae and Boey FEH alts in any case ASAP

  • @drayle
    @drayle ปีที่แล้ว

    The best part is that I'm pretty sure the combat music is synced with all these animations, so for example hits are in sync with the percussions of the songs. Same goes for parrying and counter-attacks (although you need to not speed up the animation)

  • @sammace7169
    @sammace7169 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Echoes also made bows look cool, too. Most FE games, bows are pretty underwhelming, but in Echoes they have tons of range and look cool.

  • @jabbathehutt2774
    @jabbathehutt2774 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Echoes will forever be my favorite in the series.

  • @charsage1036
    @charsage1036 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Honestly i love the slow walk of conquer alm gives the same vibes as black knights 1 range animation has.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haha yeah badass af

  • @MrMarinus18
    @MrMarinus18 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The 3DS is to 3D what the GBA was for 2D. It didn't have the most brute force and was relatively basic in it's features but it could handle most things you threw at it very quickly and fluidly.

  • @avkue9172
    @avkue9172 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The base archer counterattack at 1 range is also cool, when I saw that I had a lot more respect for Tobin. I belive they do a Caulde, it's been a while.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yeah it is pretty cool acc

  • @uepa4986
    @uepa4986 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    its impressive how both alm and celica are able to by raw strength defeat the enemy with air pressure generated by their swords thats dope!

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      So slick

  • @Brian-xe1gd
    @Brian-xe1gd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Crits from Dread Fighter Gray is the stuff of nightmares...

  • @aceplayerp312
    @aceplayerp312 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    SoV is easily one of the best "remake/mechanics " in FE history. The composition and SFX to the action models is perfect. The revival and weapon drops are fantastic

  • @GermoDante
    @GermoDante ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Amazing anims, best in the series personally. Probably Engage will give it a run for its money.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah Engage has SoV to beat

    • @Jfray252
      @Jfray252 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BenFM I mean Sov was beaten by Radiant Dawn

    • @Tyler-yp5ve
      @Tyler-yp5ve ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately it did not

    • @selassieaspen9940
      @selassieaspen9940 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@BenFM Radiant Dawn had some swag. Like noticed in this game SOV will start combat running(or Walking in Alm and Celica case) In Dawn it's like a duel. You noticed it a lot during Ike and the Black Knight fights.

  • @DouglasStewart99
    @DouglasStewart99 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I forgot that "Dread Fighters" in Echoes were *basically* ninjas. Though seeing the Yasha class for the 1st time, I see it should be "ninjas with the power of the force."
    3:32-3:37
    Lukas: "THIS. IS. *SPARTA!!!"*

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Looooool
      Yeah yashas are great as well aren't they, awesome

  • @MLmaster135
    @MLmaster135 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Echoes deff got some of the cleanest looking animations in the FE series for sure. the crits are very satisfying-
    one of the wildest parts of all the various FE crit animations throughout most of the games in the series I've seen on youtube is how Path of Radiance's legit the only one in the entire series that doesn't even have a crit animation collection on youtube,
    which is incredibly weird.
    I'm legit still surprised how none's been done for that game even now cuz some of the crit animations in Path of Radiance were very cool, especially Ranger Ike's non-kill crit(which in itself is rare to see w/o killer weapon)

  • @JR-rm4nw
    @JR-rm4nw ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:00
    Did he just walk up, slowly, then crit?!?!

  • @Hebleh
    @Hebleh ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Pretty sure the Pegasus finishing blow animation was reused in Engage as a crit so they're definitely aware this game ruled

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      They knew how slick it was

  • @raintowns
    @raintowns ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Echoes walked so Engage could run, amirite

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Truth

    • @andresuperserio
      @andresuperserio ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Too bad Three houses triped along the way

  • @MikeXeno365
    @MikeXeno365 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally for the longest time I wanted to show off these animations since I didn't see anybody on TH-cam showing them off but I didn't have a capture card. Hands down the best animations in the series

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy I could help :)

  • @MooseKINGstudios
    @MooseKINGstudios ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God the game looks so good. I forgot it was in 720p 60fps.

  • @epicgamer35dude89
    @epicgamer35dude89 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wonder why in three houses they felt like they needed to tone down the attack animations🤔

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think it was partly due to IS not working on it but Koei are able to make some great animations too so yeah I guess just they didn't have time to not sure :/

    • @mori2037
      @mori2037 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      i doubt they made the conscious decision to make the animations more bland. it's probably just cause it was a different team

  • @bradford9086
    @bradford9086 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Echoes feels like the most polished game in the series to me.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can only agree

    • @joelsasmad
      @joelsasmad ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Helps that it is a remake. Maybe in 10-20 years we will see a three houses with better art and animations and more complete story.

  • @digitamamon3828
    @digitamamon3828 ปีที่แล้ว

    no its insane how fluidly the horses and especially the pegasi move. like i so rarely see mounted combat look just as smooth and powerful as the infantry

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      It's so slick

  • @Shuru10
    @Shuru10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:19 FE Engage makes a lot more sense now

  • @isabellarivas3042
    @isabellarivas3042 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    echoes solos Mid houses and Mid hopes

  • @StriderBlade7711
    @StriderBlade7711 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the Overclass classes, I actually wanted them back but as temporary class changes in battle years ago which is why I'm looking forward to the engage mechanic so much

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeahh I wish we'd had them in 3Houses. But engaging is kind of like an overclass isn't it!

  • @defscanvas7633
    @defscanvas7633 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Reminds me so much of the gba or radiant dawn crits. Wish the next game will do these kinds of animations again

  • @forcepalmproductions9158
    @forcepalmproductions9158 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Literally the best in series ever, maybe not now with engage but I haven't played it yet.

  • @DrAkuStrange
    @DrAkuStrange ปีที่แล้ว

    I recently received New 2ds as a gift from a friend and the first thing I did was download a bunch of games I was interested in, including the Fire Emblem's parts. And the first FE for which I started to play so tightly was Shadows of Valentia (since it was translated into my language). And I'm still amazed at how beautiful, smooth, mesmerizing the battles of each class and each of the characters look. Excellent sound of hits, smooth animations of dodge blocks that pass without delay into an attack or a last hit with a crit, finishers are unique for each class. The gods in this part of the animators knowingly "ate their bread." It even seems to me that at first they conducted IRL battles to calculate the best movements and skills, and then they drew animations, taking real choreography as an example.

  • @sorryyourenotawinner2506
    @sorryyourenotawinner2506 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my first FE and my favorite, this game conquer my heart at a point i can't never forget it.
    The characters (oh my god Clair, i love you), the ART, the OST, the gameplay, the swamp and desert maps, BOATS!
    What a MASTERPIECE.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Such an incredible game maybe my fav game of all time

  • @nvrmltice
    @nvrmltice ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like how youtube makes the title sound rude "FE Echoes has better animations than you..." 😥
    Triangle Attack gives old school jrpg animations vibes and I love it

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Ahahaha you wish you had as good animations as echoes ;)

    • @nvrmltice
      @nvrmltice ปีที่แล้ว

      😭😭

  • @jesusmenjibar8716
    @jesusmenjibar8716 ปีที่แล้ว

    Definitely one of my favorite games. I replayed it last year upon buying Alm Amiibo and the DLC, and I am so in love.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      I love that ❤️

  • @WaddleDee45
    @WaddleDee45 ปีที่แล้ว

    Conqueror Alm drawing his sword, walking up and down-smashing lives rent-free in my head.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Iconic

  • @visualfernomenal
    @visualfernomenal ปีที่แล้ว

    And the soundtrack is a BANGER!

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Facts

  • @yeorelz
    @yeorelz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I havent seen most of these before since I got into echoes a little too late. But wow Alm just walking up to the dragon and slaying it in one slash, can't get any more boss than that.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Such a beast

  • @constabrielbell4523
    @constabrielbell4523 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man this takes me back… I remember I cannot afford the dlc classes so I just used the base classes to clear the endgame dungeon. Good times spammed a lot of summons for bait which allowed my units to live lmao

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha yeah gotta abuse the invokes

  • @Chasm65
    @Chasm65 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looking back, I wish I'd have purchased the DLC classes before eShop went down for the 3DS

  • @Majo_Ellen
    @Majo_Ellen ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh no, I still remember Echoes animation to this day! BWahhaa! ... Actually, you know what was a really cool moment for me?
    The chapter with Blake, so a bunch of Geni's invoked soldiers were just around him, and I watched him one by one cut them down. Scary mid-boss music playing, badass Myrmidon animations just tearing them through. Blake looked so cool and I will never forget that. His flips, his counters, his swings, all while being some mid-class. Beautiful.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah he was actually a super scary boss and seeing those animations for the first time was awesome!

  • @jackjohnson6044
    @jackjohnson6044 ปีที่แล้ว

    What I LOVE about Echoes is that certain classes not only use their weapons for attacks. Like Cavalry trampling/kicking or Knights using shield bashes and kicks. Another part is how fluid some animations are. I was in awe when I first saw a myrmidon dodging by spinning sideways and then using the momentum to shield slap there opponent as a counter attack.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeees I love how the mounts kinda take part, feels real. So so fluid too

  • @santino7470
    @santino7470 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, this was the game that got me back into the series in full force.
    Was so freaking good. Especially the 4-5 times I played through.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      One does not simply finish echoes only once

  • @kaiisah9051
    @kaiisah9051 ปีที่แล้ว

    is soo cool seeing this animation on a big 3ds. in 3d they make a really good impression

  • @astralguardian5930
    @astralguardian5930 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I still do love how Conqueror Alm's crit just feels both natural and menacing. He's just walking toward you and just casually wrecks you in one powerful strike.

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      It's so badass

  • @ajoconnor64
    @ajoconnor64 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:00 that was WAY too smooth

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      🚶🏻

  • @aknemesis5078
    @aknemesis5078 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that this game has unique victory animations for each unit that kills an enemy depending on their canon weapon. Three Houses did something similar where if you select a unit with their preferred weapon, they do this pose.

  • @gameguym3275
    @gameguym3275 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How much I would love HD remakes of the 3ds games only the lord would know

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Would be awesome

  • @cinderblox8130
    @cinderblox8130 ปีที่แล้ว

    Overclassing brings back good memories. Still remember rushing duma with all my Harriers lol

  • @IvanskiYakinovski
    @IvanskiYakinovski ปีที่แล้ว

    Engage actually brought back a few moves from echoes like the Paladin crit flip

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      Made a comparison video of them :D

  • @z4nxus
    @z4nxus ปีที่แล้ว

    I couldnt even get past the title screen coz the music is THAT good

    • @BenFM
      @BenFM  ปีที่แล้ว

      So based